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Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
Maidstone
Town
Tovil
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62088

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Current location

Open land at the end of Woodbridge Drive
Tovil Rover Scouts Camp Site
Woodbridge Drive
Tovil
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6DX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 75550 54290
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall with two tablets inset. The top tablet is longitudinal with a scout badge each end and the dedication between. The lower tablet is rectangular with the names. All lettering in white.
Inscription
Top tablet: TOVIL SCOUTS CHAPEL/ built circa 1935/ THIS AREA WAS USED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR/ LOCAL AND VISITING SCOUTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD/ IT FORMED PART OF THE ORIGINAL TOVIL SCOUT/ HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX/ WHICH COMPRISED UNTIL 1984, AN AREA APPROXIMATELY/ 5 ACRES./ THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THOSE MEMBERS OF THE/ TOVIL ROVER SCOUTS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING WORLD WAR II/ 1939-1945. Lower tablet: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chapman, Dick
Farley, Ronald Albert
Gibson, Guy
Riley, John
Wenham, John
Whyman, Reginald Harold
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age of death, decorations.
    Order of information: Year died
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename and surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
2004: Memorial restored.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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